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1. Kidneys Regulation of extracellular fluid volume, regulation of osmolarity,
regulation of ion concentrations, regulation of pH, excretion of wastes
and toxins, and production of hormones.
2. Ureters Carry the urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
3. Bladder Urine storage tank
4. Urethra Carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
5. Where are Paired, oval-shaped, positioned behind the peritoneum against the
the kidneys muscle. The left is positioned higher than the right.
located?
Blood filtration, reabsorption, and secretion; fluid balance regulation; acid-
6. How do the
base balance regulation; hormone production; and BP regulation.
kid-neys help
main-tain
homeostasis
in the body? A hormone necessary for RBC formation, which is produced in
7. What is ery- specialized kidney cells.
thropoietin
and where is
it pro-duced?
8. Cortex of the
Kid-neys
9. Medulla of
the Kidneys
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10. Renal Pelvis
11. Ureter
C and D
12. Renal artery
and vein
13. Adrenal gland
14. Filtering, reabsorbing, and secreting.
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What is the basic
functional unit
of the kidney
and what are
its func-tion?
15. Are there Varies with size. The average cat has 200,000/kidney and the average dog has
many 700,000/kidney.
nephrons that
are found in
each kidney in
a dog and
cat? Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
16. What does
FLUTD stand for?
Urolithiasis, UTI, urethral obstruction, Feline Idiopathic Cystitis, diseases such as
17. What are diabetes or hyperthyroidism, as well as tumors of the urinary tract,
some of the congenital abnormalities (birth defects), or injury to the urinary tract or
causes of spinal cord.
FLUTD?
Straining to urinate, urinating small amounts, frequent/prolonged attempts to
18. What are the urinate, crying while urinating, licking the genitals, inappropriate urination,
clinical signs and hematuria.
of FLUTD?
Scarification of the nephrons, and subsequent kidney failure, brought on by an
19. Define Acute ingested toxin.
Re-nal Failure
ingestion of a toxin.
20. What are
some of the
causes of
Acute Renal
Fail-ure?
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21. What are some of PU/PD, weight loss, anorexia, etc.
the clinical signs
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